FRANCE’S CALLANT GAMPAIGN.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3985, 19 July 1915, Page 5

FRANCE’S CALLANT GAMPAIGN.

GERMANS’ AIMLESS ATTACKS

ENEMY’S TERRIBLE LOSSES.

ATTACKS IN FLANDERS REPULSED.

PARIS, July 10

A communique states: The Germans in Lorraine attacked on a front of three kilometres the positions they lost at, Lointrey, and aimlessly bombarded the whole front line from the •Forest of Chonipenout to Yezouso, also making isolated infantry attacks, which were everywhere repulsed. A body of attackers advanced to our barbed wire south-east of the forest of Parroy and were dispersed with heavy loss. (Times and Sydney Siw Services.) (Received July 18, 5.5 p.m.) It is oflicially stated in .Paris'that the Germans in the valley of the Southern Techt have fortified positions believed to be impregnable. French, preparations before attacking took a purfieularlylong time because they had to build over twenty miles of railway, over which they daily cariied munitions. They also had to construct miles of communication trenches. After the evacuation of Met/.eral the German corpses piled up indicated fright! ul losses. They laid seven battalions when the French attacked and brought up ten others.

Official: After firing four thousand shells on the Fontenov sector, the Germans attempted an attack, which failed.

Ten aeroplanes dropped forty-six 75millimetro shells and six heavy bombs on the railway station at Chimney, where important depots of material were concentrated. 'Two outbreaks of fires were noticed.

There was a violent bombardment north of Souchcz and between Neuvillo anrl Rocldmcourt. We repulsed two attacks on Hill 203 and at Roureilles. The enemy attacked our trenches on i lie south-eastern part of the Forest at .Parroy. We dispersed them. out. A curtain of lire checked the assault, on the position which tile Germans lost, at Rande.simt. The enemy’s coup do main on our works at Toiii- • nies Farm iionn-we.st of Ron Homme completely failed. The alleged Cerman successes in the Argonne, cabled on the I llh.-was really a ladure to break our front. The Germans, using a groin ouantu.y of as|)hy.\iat mg gas, overwhelmed * outline at certain points. We forced them hack and captured hill 285. Jt is untrue our field guns were captured or put out of action. The German losses were considerable. Official: There is no infantry action in the Argonne. The Germans made a violent attack on the heights of the Meuse against our positions from Caionne trench to Los Purges and only stieceededin regaining a looting in one trench in the section widen we captured on the bt-li. Some parties of Germans who crept to the ravine were killed or taken prisoners. TURKEY’S TROUBLES. A CRITICAL SITUATION. GERMANS SHOW THEIR TRUE COLORS. PLOTS AND M ('RDF R. RIFF. LONDON. July 16. “The Chronicle’s” Athens correspondent‘says that At. Ledoux. secretary to the French Embassy, who was recently expelled from Constantinople, regards the situation there as critical, (•Many of the Old Turkish party have heep murdered and thrown into the .Bosphorus. The Germans do not conceal Germany’s intention i.o make Turkey a protectorate. Allies’ subjects are interned in the interior of Asia Minor. '

BULGARIA AND TURKEY.

NEGOTIATIONS BROKEN OFF

(Received July 18. 5.20 p.m.)

SALONIKA, Julv 17

It is declared that the pourparlers between Bulgaria and 'Turkey were broket off, consequent on German successes in Galicia. The Turks refuse to cede territory in Demotika. Fpon the contrary hone to possess themselves of the whole of the Adrin-nople-Dedegalch railway.

AUSTRALIA’S MUNITIONS.

SCHEME FOR CO-OPERATION

(Received Julvß). 1.20 a. in.) MELBOURNE. July 18

The Munitions Committee lias drafted a scheme for co-operation throughout the Commonwealth and has ascertained that practically all the raw material for the manufacture of munitions is produced here.

“The announcements of tlie Coalition .Ministry,” says the “Observer,” “were so astonishing to the public, including some politicians intimately concerned, that people were at first <!unilt-founded. There was a good deal of obstinate scepticism, there were even some attempts to minimise and deny. “The House of Commons, the clubs, dinner tables,; newspaper offices were like scenes from Disraeli’s novels.”

“All of us .should recognise.” says the “Statist,” “that the costs of this war are so great that it is our boumien duty to save in every way possible. Retrenchment, economy, saving, should he our watchwords in all our domestic and personal affairs. In the affairs of the nation and the Empire' we must spend life and money freely; a lways for the - purpose of striking down the enemy and securing freedom and good government for the future.”

“A party of stretcher-bearers are bringing in. the dead of the morning. Under the blossoming domes ol the chestnuts are many graves with their simple wooden crosses; one was laid open this morning by a shell,” says Mr. John Buchan in the “Daily News.” “In a corner lie two officers who fell in the great light of the cavalry last Thursday. A man becomes almost inured to reading in the casualty lists of the death off friends, and except- in the case of the most intimate there is no acute realisation. But to see, half a mile from w here they fell, the new graves of men one had, known in the prid-c of youth and strength is to awake with a shock to the desolation of war.”

“If you want to conquer Germany do not he Germans,” says Mr G. KChesterton in tho “Sunday Herald.” “Do not let'us he hysterical at this crisis, or go mad at the mischief done by these madmen. It is for us to light or to do our best for thoso who arc fighting; broadly speaking, the loss we do of anything else the better. “If the Germans manage to make us nervous and excitable about them they will have gained wliat all hysterics desire. But they will have succeeded as they succeed with their green and yollow fumes, not- bystriking a blow, but by communicating a disease.” SOOTHES THE PAIN. Neuralgia arises from a cold, defective teeth or constitutional causes and to effect a cure you must remove tho cause. Whatever the cause, relief may be obtained' by using Chan, bcrlain’s Pain Balm freely. Chamberlain’s Pain Balm wil soothe the pain to such an extent that tho patient will lio able to obtain sleep.—Sold by E. D. Smith, chemist, Gisborne.*